For more details on Liz's visit and all her photos you can have a look here.
Enjoying introducing Liz to our great Bible board game.
We ended up having a rather busy afternoon on Thursday though. Just as I was dishing up dinner I got a phone call from the lady who lives in our previous rental place. Tiger, Rachel's cat, had just kept going back to live there and even though we had tried many times to find him we had not heard or seen him in a very long time. After the last time he headed back I had asked Brendon on a number of occasions if we could stop at the house and see if we could call him. Never successful in even getting a glimpse of him. It was at this stage that I really cried and realized how much I enjoyed him and missed having him as part of our family. I had to accept that he just was not comfortable living here in the village with all the other animals around (horses, donkeys, dogs and cats - one of which would come through our cat flap at night).
The lady said that Tiger was at the house but hurt very badly. She chatted to Brendon and then he headed over with his gun so that he could stop his pain. Tiger's back had been badly broken and he was suffering terribly. As soon as Brendon got back I told Rachel she could go to him. Brendon and Rachel then buried Tiger. It was so very sad for Rachel but there were so many things we could be thankful for. After bible study we actually spent some time chatting about it and I think it was very healing.
We are thankful that Tiger managed to drag himself back to the house after he was hurt. He did not suffer alone in the fields (Brendon wonders if he was perhaps kicked by a cow). We are thankful the lady was home because she has spent many months away over the last year and a half. I was thankful that Brendon said there was no blood. So his fur was still lovely and Rachel could wipe him and have a good last picture of him.
After our lovely visit with Liz we took her back to the airport on Friday morning. On the way home we stopped in to pick something up from the Fawcetts and enjoyed a quick visit. These baby goats were just a couple of days old (the one was just 1 day old).
Cuddles and kisses for Mum.
On Saturday Briar came around for visit again. She is really good with Hezekiah. So great that they can all play so nicely together.
Hezekiah's imaginary play developing so wonderfully with all these older children to play with.
We decided to move him into a "big bed" today. He is so excited about his "new bed". I think we are over the "unpacking draws" phase - so I think it's finally safe for him to be in here. I also think that if he does climb onto the top bunk - he will call if he does not feel sure about how to get down safely. I think for now he is just so pleased with his bed that he has not been tempted to do any exploring.
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